EIP-2026-102983
PRE-CVErpi-update - Insecure Temporary File Handling / Security Bypass
Title source: legacyExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102983. PoCs published by Technion.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a race condition in rpi-update's insecure temporary file handling to perform a symbolic-link attack, allowing an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files and escalate privileges to root. It uses inotify to monitor file modifications and swaps a malicious script into place when root modifies the target file.
Description
rpi-update - Insecure Temporary File Handling / Security Bypass
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a race condition in rpi-update's insecure temporary file handling to perform a symbolic-link attack, allowing an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files and escalate privileges to root. It uses inotify to monitor file modifications and swaps a malicious script into place when root modifies the target file.